I was wondering has anyone encountered posts that discuss the topic of using many startups to create larger entities. Instead of adding new departments or divisions within a startup, use other...
Hey guys. Im looking into creating a facebook applications. Do you guys know if we still have the option of choosing where and how we want to dock the application? I heard that it might have been...
Our Minimum Viable Product will be an online service. Development takes some time. Meanwhile we would like to release a small but supposedly impressive feature for free. The goal is to get some...
My website is about "Crowdsourcing", a platform to make money or outsource your tasks, projects, problems,etc. www.tenxian.com. Is there any good software that can assist me in writing a business...
I recently submitted paperwork to form a LLC in California. About a week after submitting my paper work, I came across this post: http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview/id/107228.html One...
We're set to interview Seth Godin (Linchpin, Tribes, Permission Marketing, Purple Cow and other bestselling business books) 2/24. If you've read any of Seth's books, especially his latest,...
I have been working in my head (and on paper) on an Idea for a Web Application for a while. I am a software engineer and have required skill set for designing and managing the application however...
I wish to create a simple portal website. By simple I mean: page 1: list of hyperlinks (with nice buttons) page 2: some text to explain what the portal is about that's it. I have some basic...
I'm a wannabe Angel. I don't sit on a huge pile of cash, but my intention is to help startups in whatever possible way within my capacity. I haven't made a decision yet, as this thought has...
So we are a site that provides a free trial for our web-based service. We don't have any affiliate marketing that would pay based on leads or sign ups for the free trial. Right now we just...
I'm condsidering moving to the Valley as one of the options for myself as an entrepreneur I am concerned about the medical insurance. In my home country medicine is formally subsidized by the...
I wonder - is it possible to sign a contract with a freelancer for a regular contract job securely? I mean how can I justify that all the work he has done will be given to my company and nobody...
This question is heavily influenced with my experience of an offline entrepreneur. While hearing voices for teaming with tech-savvy cofounders to create a prototype or working technology I can't...
I created a twitter crowdsourcing contest to get some tagline help and raise pre-launch awareness (build a great tagline and get an iPhone). http://roadbud.com/iphone-contest/ The problem is, I'm...
What would your SWOT analysis say for following kind of website? phase 1: Get people/organizations who are looking for financing their projects. phase 2: Get people who can provide finance to...
I have a list of potential customers who I must 'interrupt' in order to get their attention. I have a website where they can join a mailing list, but for one reason or another my potential...
I am looking to hire an SEO consultant to help us with keyword research and building backlinks. What are the reasonable rates (hourly, monthly) for a good SEO consultant?
I am looking to host some video for our startup. We will be recording screencasts, interviews, and a range of things. We would therefore like to be able to host video at a decent resolution, and...
I know similar questions have already asked but I think we need something slightly different: Capturing user info from our website to the CRM directly via an API Sending welcome, followup emails...
My last product, initially targeted at graphic designers, found a sweet spot with small business owners that struggled with FTP and who were looking for a drop-in replacement for their FTP server...